When I first became a judge for the Manistee Justice Court, my mom attended the ceremony in which I was sworn in. This is referred to as “The Investiture Ceremony.” It is a formal ceremony in which a judge swears his or her oath to the office that he or she now holds.

In the era when commuters routinely traveled by train, a businessman en route to an important meeting asked a porter to make sure he got off the train at five o’clock in the morning. Imagine how he felt when he woke up at nine o’clock in the morning, miles past his destination.

Oct. 26, the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2018 honorees at a ceremony at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale.
One of the 28 inductees this year was Charles “Chuck” Byers Jr., Military and Veterans Community Liaison for Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08).

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce Military & Veterans Affairs Committee will be making history at 7 a.m. Nov. 10 by raising a permanent flag atop the highest peak in Glendale. The committee is inviting the community to take part in the special flag-raising ceremony.

Tickets go on sale Nov. 16 for the Garth Brooks appearance at 7 p.m. March 23 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Tickets are available only at www.ticketmaster.com/garthbrooks, and there is an eight-ticket limit.